Organic labeling is under attack! Tell USDA Secretary Vilsack to Save Organic Standards! It’s time to Reverse the NOSB’s new rules that seek to weaken organic standards forever. Every voice counts! While significant differences exist in our current food system, corporate lobbyists should not be allowed to weaken organic standards simply so they can sell more food at the grocery store. As a national movement of farmers and consumers, we are united in our desire for strong, meaningful standards that will allow families to always trust the USDA Organic seal. Tragically, rather than protect the integrity of organic standards for future generations of farmers and consumers, the National Organic Program (NOP) is in the process of permanently undermining consumer confidence by weakening organic standards to appease industry pressure. The Organic label is more than just a label to many Americans. It is a way for those wanting to avoid pesticides, synthetics and GMOs to do so by eating organic. Therefore, it is important that the integrity of organic standards be maintained and protected. Take a stand for organic integrity! Tell Secretary Vilsack not to allow organic standards to be destroyed by corporate lobbyists. It means too much for mothers and farmers to allow our strong organic standards to be destroyed. Every voice counts. action.fooddemocracynow.org/sign/take_stand_for_organic_integrity/?t=12&akid=1209.12356.6_5uMd To follow events at the NOSB as they unfold by following these groups on Twitter: Food Democracy Now! @food_democracy Cornucopia Institute @Cornucopia_Inst Organic Consumers Association @OrganicConsumer Remember, democracy is like a muscle, either you use it or you lose it!
Posted on: Tue, 29 Apr 2014 19:27:10 +0000